Altus Group, Toronto, released its Q2 2025 U.S. CRE Investment and Transactions report, finding that aggregate transaction volume totaled $115 billion, up 3.8% from Q2 2024.
Category: News and Trends
Is it Time for More Mortgage Professionals to Include Reverse Mortgages?
Finance of America’s Steve Resch believes reverse mortgages have earned a seat at the table to be considered along with other mortgage products.
Dealmaker: M&T Provides $45M for Boston Affordable Housing Development
M&T Realty Capital Corp., Baltimore, provided $44.8 million in financing for a mixed-income multifamily development in Boston.
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 0.5% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Aug. 22, 2025.
MISMO Calls for Industry Professionals to Join Commercial eNotes Development Workgroup
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, has issued a call for industry professionals to join the Commercial eNotes Development Workgroup (DWG), an effort to develop a glossary of common terms that will be used in the generation of commercial, home equity line of credit, agriculture, and multi-family digital mortgages.
ATTOM: Zombie Foreclosures See Slight Increase in Q3, Vacancy Rate Near Flat
ATTOM, Irvine, Calif., released its third-quarter Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, finding that 1.4 million residential properties are vacant. That’s about 1.3% of all homes in the U.S.
MBA Responds to FHA Regarding ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ Debt
The Mortgage Bankers Association responded to the Federal Housing Administration’s Request for Information concerning Buy Now Pay Later debt.
Dealmaker: Greystone Capital Advisors Arranges $166.2M Loan for Long Island Complex
Greystone, New York, provided a $166 million Freddie Mac-backed permanent loan on behalf of TRITEC Real Estate Co. and The Olayan Group to refinance a mixed-use residential, office and retail complex in Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
People in the News, Aug. 27, 2025
Industry personnel news courtesy of Land Gorilla, Ncontracts and Choice Mortgage Group.
RentCafe: New Apartment Construction Still Strong
RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., released its latest apartment construction report, forecasting that 506,353 units will be opened nationwide by the end of the year.